Eileen Agar

Photograph of a bird in a cage entitled, ‘The caged bird sings’

1956–6

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of a bird in a cage entitled, ‘The caged bird sings’’ 1956–6

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Created by
Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title
Photograph of a bird in a cage entitled, ‘The caged bird sings’
Date
1956–6
Medium
Negative
Dimensions
70 x 62 mm
Description
Taken near Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.
Format
Photograph - negative
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar in 1989 and transferred from the photograph collection in 2012.
Reference
TGA 8927/1/21
British Surrealism Surrealism

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